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Copper pipes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in copper pipes totaled $9.8 billion (946 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (24%), Vietnam (13%) and Germany (8%); the top importers were the United States (13%), India (11%) and Thailand (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 48%.

Summary

World trade
$9.8billion
Tonnes
946thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$10,334
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.3 billion · 23.8%
  2. Vietnam$1.3 billion · 13.3%
  3. Germany$826 million · 8.5%
  4. Italy$620 million · 6.4%
  5. Thailand$615 million · 6.3%
  6. Greece$612 million · 6.3%
  7. South Korea$520 million · 5.3%
  8. Malaysia$317 million · 3.2%
  9. United States$293 million · 3%
  10. Uzbekistan$253 million · 2.6%
  11. Mexico$248 million · 2.5%
  12. Austria$207 million · 2.1%
  13. Canada$195 million · 2%
  14. Bahrain$129 million · 1.3%
  15. Turkey$115 million · 1.2%
  16. United Kingdom$112 million · 1.2%
  17. India$107 million · 1.1%
  18. Finland$105 million · 1.1%
  19. Brazil$94 million · 0.97%
  20. Spain$86 million · 0.88%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.2 billion · 12.6%
  2. India$1.1 billion · 11.5%
  3. Thailand$506 million · 5.2%
  4. Italy$415 million · 4.2%
  5. United Kingdom$368 million · 3.8%
  6. Germany$365 million · 3.7%
  7. France$361 million · 3.7%
  8. Turkey$355 million · 3.6%
  9. South Korea$244 million · 2.5%
  10. Poland$224 million · 2.3%
  11. Mexico$223 million · 2.3%
  12. Malaysia$209 million · 2.1%
  13. Taiwan$194 million · 2%
  14. Japan$193 million · 2%
  15. Spain$186 million · 1.9%
  16. Saudi Arabia$184 million · 1.9%
  17. China$179 million · 1.8%
  18. Czechia$173 million · 1.8%
  19. Indonesia$170 million · 1.7%
  20. Russia$164 million · 1.7%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2007

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • China 2.3
  • Vietnam 1.3
  • Germany 0.83
  • Italy 0.62
  • Thailand 0.61

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.012.3
Vietnam01.3
Germany0.50.83
Italy0.230.62
Thailand0.010.61

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 137% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $10,334

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,368
1996$4,212
1997$3,976
1998$3,200
1999$3,100
2000$3,221
2001$3,167
2002$2,920
2003$3,433
2004$4,051
2005$4,931
2006$7,374
2007$8,555
2008$9,111
2009$6,936
2010$8,521
2011$10,376
2012$9,521
2013$9,132
2014$8,676
2015$7,514
2016$6,681
2017$7,642
2018$8,355
2019$7,847
2020$7,750
2021$10,238
2022$10,754
2023$10,396
2024$10,334

What it includes

  • 7411 · Copper pipes

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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